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Covers that are FAR better than the original

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olegrich | 03 Jul '08, 17:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply


  • If you're asking for further examples.

    Biffy clyro's cover of Franz Ferdinand's take me out is pretty immense.

    titan_grip | 3 Jul '08, 17:09 | Reply

    • Franz Ferdinand

      All My Friends... at least reaches the same level of perfection of the orginal.

      henrybenryo | 3 Jul '08, 17:18 | Reply

      • its a decent stab,

        but it doesn't touch the original, sadly.

        ashstreath85 | 3 Jul '08, 18:38 | Reply

    • Why...

      ...Why does everyone love this cover so much, it's terrible.

      Matt2k | 3 Jul '08, 18:41 | Reply

      • it's ok

        but i was really disappointed with it.

        djeffers | 4 Jul '08, 09:26 | Reply

  • Husker Du

    doing Ticket to Ride and Eight Miles High.

    The originals ain't too shabby either

    hairyboy | 3 Jul '08, 17:14 | Reply

  • Can't open at work but is it...

    ...a link to Kylie's version of St Etienne's Nothing Can Stop Us? The best cover version ever

    (apart from The Mission's Like A Hurricane)

    basil | 3 Jul '08, 17:15 | Reply

  • best cover of all time

    too_black_too_strong | 3 Jul '08, 17:17 | Reply

  • Big Black

    The Model

    HeathenBlood | 3 Jul '08, 17:20 | Reply

    • the originals quite good though

      is an excellent cover though

      fucktherave | 3 Jul '08, 18:04 | Reply

      • yeah, I like Kraftwerk

        But Albini makes it so much more menacing.

        HeathenBlood | 3 Jul '08, 18:11 | Reply

    • Hell yeah, superb

      See also

      Faith No More - War Pigs (Sabbath)
      Faith No More - Easy (Commodores)
      Faith No More - I Started A Joke (Bee Gees)
      Faith No More - Lets Lynch The Landlord (Dead Kennedys)

      GingerNinja | 4 Jul '08, 09:12 | Reply

  • Pixies

    I've Been Waiting For You

    hungover | 3 Jul '08, 17:23 | Reply

  • this floors me

    boneblack69 | 3 Jul '08, 17:27 | Reply

  • Faith No More

    i started a joke (with Take That intro)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-9k13zWLQ&feature=related

    Mike Patton > The Brothers Gibb

    Captain_Robot | 3 Jul '08, 18:01 | Reply

  • Oh look, I've just WON THE INTERNET!

    Alex-in-Ciderland | 3 Jul '08, 18:05 | Reply

    • life changing

      too_black_too_strong | 3 Jul '08, 18:10 | Reply

    • neil young

      oh lonesome me

      chasdave | 3 Jul '08, 18:10 | Reply

      • LITHIUM / polyphonic spree

        no really! alright not BETTER maybe... but amazing. and i hate 'the spree' normally.

        cliquester | 3 Jul '08, 18:17 | Reply

  • It's not really though, is it?

    Zapsta | 3 Jul '08, 18:47 | Reply

    • Johnny Cash.....

      ...covering 'One'.

      The NIN song is as bad as the original

      hippy_smell | 3 Jul '08, 19:01 | Reply

  • gotta say

    Jeff Buckley makes "Hallelejah" his bitch.
    Nirvana's cover of "Love Buzz" better than the original.

    rammstein's cvr of "Das Model" is pretty stunning but still like K-werk's btr.

    Type O Negative's cvr of "Summer Breeze" yeah, they bitched that out of the park.

    rue_the_day | 3 Jul '08, 20:04 | Reply

    • haha

      you'll take any excuse to mention rammstein and type o!

      theseabass | 3 Jul '08, 20:37 | Reply

      • oh

        and Sonic Youth's cover of Computer Age by Neil Young is better than the original.

        theseabass | 3 Jul '08, 20:40 | Reply

      • someone has to

        otherwise we go limpy schlimpy

        rue_the_day | 4 Jul '08, 01:12 | Reply

  • Merzbow's cover of

    'Ghost Rider' by Suicide is absolutely fucking insane.

    bostockbostock | 3 Jul '08, 20:56 | Reply

  • I LIKEARRRGGHH BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIIIIIIEEEEAAAAARGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    shucks | 3 Jul '08, 20:56 | Reply

  • the creepers

    covering 'baby's on fire' - awesome.

    turquloise | 4 Jul '08, 01:08 | Reply

  • Has to be

    Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

    r123 | 4 Jul '08, 01:16 | Reply

  • This is definitely my favourite:

    Jelas | 4 Jul '08, 01:45 | Reply

  • The original is pretty magnificent

    but this amps it up and makes it fucking WIN

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=73drAdc57SM

    poptimusgrime | 4 Jul '08, 01:57 | Reply

  • The Mars Volta

    do a pretty good version of the Sugarcubes Birthday. I like it better than the original, many probably wouldnt.

    gianfranco_zoloft | 4 Jul '08, 05:33 | Reply

    • Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Tortoise - Thunder Road

      grinner | 4 Jul '08, 05:51 | Reply

      • I'm not saying this version is better than the original but..

        the Supergrass cover (b-side to Sun Hits The Sky) of Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others is god damn great!

        the_milkiest_jag | 4 Jul '08, 08:55 | Reply

    • That was brilliant!

      sounds like my worst nigntmare, not sure I ever want to hear it.

      roastthemonaspit | 4 Jul '08, 09:48 | Reply

    • oh man

      this sounds amazing, i didn't know it existed :D

      pretty_vacant | 4 Jul '08, 13:28 | Reply

  • Jack the Ripper

    Colin Meloy. It's spine tingling, much more emotional than Morrissey's original.

    andrewk | 4 Jul '08, 09:08 | Reply

    • Smashing Pumpkins

      version of Landslide. I love Fleetwood Mac but this version is better.

      Other than that every song on the UI'm Not There soundtrack. Bob Dylan is a great songwriter but his voice is too grating so these versions are definitely welcome.

      ATKALLCAPS | 4 Jul '08, 09:21 | Reply

  • I'll tell you a cover that is much worse than the original

    that AWFUL mars volta version of things behind the sun. just horrible.

    Bamnan | 4 Jul '08, 09:52 | Reply

    • Duran Duran

      listen to the 'Thank You' album. It's beautiful.

      (I am joking of course...)

      the_80s_kid | 4 Jul '08, 10:34 | Reply

  • The Legend of Xanadu

    by The Fall is marvellous.

    Most of the songs they cover are decent originals. This isn't.

    auntie_gigolo | 4 Jul '08, 10:48 | Reply

  • Bang Bang Rock n' roll

    We Are Scientists cover of Art Brut's Bang Bang Rock n roll in the style of the Velvet underground is better than the original

    Coxon3646 | 4 Jul '08, 10:54 | Reply

  • TLC is so much better than the bluetones.

    MrBones | 4 Jul '08, 11:00 | Reply

  • This may be the worst thing I've ever heard

    I'm sure Jo Whiley would approve though.

    Otis Redding - Satisfaction
    Wedding Present - Come up and see me
    Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

    clarker | 4 Jul '08, 11:08 | Reply

    • Genuinely and honestly

      I think Bryan Ferry's "Jealous Guy" knocks Lennon's into a tim hat.

      finchleydisco | 4 Jul '08, 11:12 | Reply

      • Also

        I prefer Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" to Leonard Cohen's.

        <awaits hail of bullets>

        finchleydisco | 4 Jul '08, 11:15 | Reply

  • The Sonics

    Have Love Will Travel & Louie Louie both originally by Richard Berry

    chopstick | 4 Jul '08, 11:22 | Reply

  • pretty much

    any cover Jeff Buckley did

    gazbid | 4 Jul '08, 11:42 | Reply

  • Schneider TM covering

    The Light 3000 by the Smiths

    pretty_vacant | 4 Jul '08, 13:29 | Reply